Static pressure valve



Jan. 2, 1940. n 2,185,889

STATIC PRES SURE VALVE Filed June 7, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwum'ims awry: zpa n iz 6? srA'rro PRESSURE VAL E.

Gorgefl. Dow-hey, Corry,Pa.,- assignon to Aero Supply Mannfacturing (30., Inc., curry. Pa;

Application ime '1, issase' ial No; 277,920

' solai s (o1. arr- 20) v This invention relatesto valves, :and more parv Figure 4 isa sectional view taken on the line ticularly to. a valve structure for controlling the l -4 of Fi'gureLthe valve operator being shown passage of afluid through selected ports.. in a c-entral'position I An object of this invention is to provide a man Figure 5' is a planv'view ofthe inner portion ofual'ly operable valve structure including a housing the valve housing, j s

provided witha plurality of intake ports, a single 'Figure 6 is a detail side elevation. of one of theoutlet port, a chamber commonto all ofthe ports carrier operating members, and, I and a valve carrier shiftable into engagement Figure 7 is a detailside elevation of another with a selected intake port to close the same, the of the carrier operating. or holding members. f 19; carrier being yieldably heldin port -closi-ng posie l' Figure 8 ma detailside elevationof the valve 10 tion. t v J carrier partly broken away and in section. Anotherob'iect ofthis invention is to provide Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 a control valve designed particularly for use in designates generally a housing. comprising an e I airplane structures for controlling the source inner part and an outerpartlZ secured to; g 16) of air or fluid pressure to pressureQoperated-in getherby means of bolts or screws l3 which in struments. l I the pres-entinstance extend through the innerv A further object of this invention is to provide part I I and-are threaded into the outer part 12. 1 l a controlling valve for use in airplane structures A gasket [4 is interposed between the confrontfor controlling the source of fluid pressure to ing faces ofthe twolhousing parts H and i2 which 20 pressure'operated instruments, the valve struc are'preferab1y, held against lateral movement rel- 0 1 ture including a swingable valve carrier andcoative to each other by meansof Spo t P1115 acting means carried by thecarrier and the valve carried by the inner member H which are en,- housing'jfor holding the carrier against rotary gageablein sockets l6 carried. by theouter mernmovement while permittingswinging movement. ber..l2.' 1 thereof to a port closing position. 5 The inner housing member If is provided with 25 A still further object of this invention is to a-pair of spaced apart fluid portal? and i8 which. provide in'a structure of this kind animproveol communicate at. their inner ends with fluid pas:- operating means for shifting the valve and carrier, Sages 19, tandem respectively. A. ,fiuid pipe line, to a port closing position; the operating nieans 2| is'adapted to be threadedfiinto the port l! and g being provided with a'luminous means so that a secondfluid pipe line 22 is adapted to be 30 j I the operator may be engaged in the dark. threaded into the port Hi. These pipe linesil i A further object of this'invention is to provide and 22 are connected at theirvopposite ends to a in a valve, structure of this kind an improved 'fluid' source which maybeeitherairnnder pres-' means for yi-eldably holding the 'valve'and carrier sure or othersuitable fluid. A central port 23 is Y in a port closing position, this latter means in providedintermediate thetwo' ports M and 22 35 1 eluding a rockable spring pressed. pin engaging in and a p pe 24 isthreadedinto the port 23. This v a suitablesocket provided in the housing so as port 231s preferably an outlet port and the ports to permit rocking movement of the pin coactive I1 and It are preferably vinlet'portsx A passage with the swinging movement of the valve carrier. 25 isjprovid'ed in the inner housing meniber' I l v 40 To the'above objects and to others which may which communicates at its outer end with the 4 r hereinafter appear, the'invention consists of the outlet port 23, and communicates atits inner end novel construction, combination and arrangement with a fluid chamber 25gpr'ovided ohfthe interior of parts as will be more specifically referred to of the'ihousing I0, Y

l c and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 'Th'e' outer housingmember l2 is' ovid t A but it is to be understood that-changes, variations a'fluijd passage 21 which atone end comrnuniand modifications may be resorted to'which fall cates with the fluid passage le An angularly dis:

within the scope of the invention as claimed. posed, fluid passage 28 isprovided in the outer In the drawings: I member [2 and this angularly disposed passage Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of a valve 28 communicates at one end with theouter'end f 50, structure constructed'accor'ding to an embodiment of the'passage 21 and at -the" opposite or inner of this invention, and communicates with thejcommon chamberlfi.

Figure 2 is a detail rearelevation partly in seei The O t housing member 1'2 is also provided tion of the device, i Y witha fluid passage 23 communicating at its in Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line. ner end with theoutei' end of the'fluid passage 3-3- of Figure 1, Y 2.0. and; a second' orangularly dispg n' passage mon or central chamber 26 at a point opposite from the passage 28.

The outer housing member 12 isprovided with a valve seat 3! which is disposed. at substantially right angles to the axisof the passage 28 and a second or opposite valve seat32 is provided on the opposite side of the housing I2 about the pasthe side opposite from that shown in Figure 3 to having a luminous outer endportion 5|.

sage or duct 36. A valve member comprising a valve head 33 and a gasket 34 which is secured to the head 33 by means of a washer 35 which is disposed on a reducedextension 36 is disposed in the chamber 26. The extension 36 .is upset to tightly secure the washer 35 against the outer or operating face of the gasket 34. The washer 35 is substantially smaller in diameter than the diameter of the passage 28 so that when the valve member comprising the head 33 and the'gasket 34 are in port closing position the washer 35 will loosely engage within the inner end of the passage 28. The valve head 33- has a stem 3! secured thereto and the stem 31 may if desired, be formed integrally with the head 33. The stem 31 loosely engages in aisocket 38 provided in a valve carrier 39. The stem 31 is held loosely within the socket 38 by means of a pin 40 which may have the opposite ends thereof upset so as to hold the pin 49 against endwise movement;

The-carrier 39 has a second socket 42 diametrically opposite from thesocket 38 in which a valve stem 43 loosely engages; The valve stem 43 is held against removal from the socket 42 by means of a pin 44 provided with upset opposite end portions to hold the pin 44 against endwise movement. The valve head 45 is carried by the stem 43 and a gasket 45 engages against the outer face of the head 45. A washer 41 is riveted or otherwise secured to the stem 43 as at 48 and the washer M is adapted whenthe carrier 39 is on engage within the passage 36 in the same manner as .the washer 35. v

The carrier 39 is moved to a port closing positionby means of an operating lever generally designated as 49 which comprises a handle 59 A substantially spherical member 52 is carried by the operator 49 and engages a socket or seat 53 formed in the outer wall 54 of the outer housing 12. The lever or operator 49 projects outwardly through the opening formed by the seat 53. An annular sealing member 55 is mounted in a recess 56 formed in the outer wall 54and a holding plate 571 engages'against the sealing member 55 and is tightly held against the sealing member 55 by means of a split clamping ring 58 which engages in an annular groove 59 formed in a boss 60 on the inner side of the wall 54. A stud 6| is formed integrally with the spherical member 52 and a reduced extension 62 is carried by the stud 6| and projects loosely into a socket or recess 63 formed in the valve carrier '39. In this manner rocking of the handle or operator 49 with the ball 52 as a fulcrum will swing the valve carrier 39 to the desired port closing position. 4 The valve carrier 39 is provided on its inner 1 side with a slide member or lug 64which engages in the arcuate guidefchannel 65 formed in the inner. side of the inner housing member ll as chamber 26 through the gui'de channel 65. By

means of the slide member 64 the carrier 38 is held against axial rotation with respect to the operator 49 but is permitted to have swinging movement with the operator 49 so as to close a selected port upon rocking of the operator 49.

The carrier 39 is held in the selected port closing position by means of a pair of springs 66. The springs 66 are disposed on opposite sides of the slide or guide member 64 and each spring 66 loosely engages about a sleeve orcylindrical member 6'! which at its outer end is provided with a right angularly disposed opening 68 within which a laterally projecting stud 69 carried by the carrier 39 engages. A rockable pin 10 is slidable in an opening ll formed in the sleeve 61 and the pin 18 is provided with a shoulder or plate 12 which is positioned intermediate the ends of this pin. Theinner end of the pin 19 is provided with a semi-spherical head or bearing member 13 which is adapted to engage in a concave socket 74 provided on the inner wall 15 of the inner housing member ll. The inner wall 15 is also provided about the socket T4 with a recess 16 within which the marginal portions'of the washer 12 may engage as shownin Figure 3; The spring 66 engages at one end against the washer I2 and at the other end agains'tla shoulder 11 formed on the inner end of a head 18 which is carried by the sleeve 61. The opening 68 engages through the head 18." There are two studs 69 on the carrier 39 which are disposed in opposite directionsand two springs 66 which engage a pair of sleeves '61 within which pins 16 slidably engage as shown in Figure 4. r 7 w The sockets 74 for the pins 16 are disposed in alignment with the axis of the .sphericalmember 52 so that when the operator 49 is rocked the springs 66 will be disposed in angular relation with respect to the axis of the spherical member 52 and thus hold the carrier 39 in the selected port closing position. A face plate 19 is secured to the outer face of the outer member 12 by means of screws or bolts 86 and preferably a supporting member BI is adapted to engage between the face plate 79 and the outer housing member [2. The plate 19 is provided with a substantially round opening 82 in the center thereof and laterally and oppositely projecting openings 83 extending 'from the opening 82 and within which the inner end of the handle 50 is adapted to en'- gagefas shown in Figure 3. The face plate 19 may be provided on one side thereof with indicia 84 and on the opposite side with indicia 85 which are co-related withthe intake ports I! and I8 so that the user of the device will be able to de-. termine with which source of supply the housing It! is in communication. Y

In the use and operation of this valve structure, the ports I? and 18 are adapted to be connected to a suitable source of fluid supply under pressure and the outlet port 23 is adapted to be connected to the desired element which is acted on by the fluid passing through the housing 19. It will be appreciated that if desired thedirection of the fluid through the housing may be reversed, that is, thetwo ports Hand 58 may be used as outlet ports andjthe port 23 used as an inlet port which'is connected to a source of fluid supply under pressure. In the present instance, the pipe 24' connects thehousing ID with apressure operated instrument struc ture receiving fluid pressure through one of the intake pipes 21 v0r 22.

Assuming that it is desired to receive the fluid 9 pressure from the intake pipe-22, the valve car- 7 5 rier is swung as shown in FigureS't'o the left by means of the operator '49 so that the valve structures 33 and 3d will-engage against the valve seat 3i. in this-position of the carrier, the intake port ll is cut on from communication with the common chamber 2 6 and the fluidpassages bled incorrectly.

the slide member 64 will hold the valve carrier iii, 1'39 and 36 connect the intake port l8 with the chamber so that the fluid can flow-from the intake p it through the pipe 23 into the chamber 25 and then out'through the outlet passage 35 and the outlet pipe 25. The springs t6 will yleldably hold the valve carrier 39 in the selected port closing position. a

In the event it is desired to change the source of fluid supply the handle or operator 69 is rocked in the opposite direction, the carrier 39 swinging to the right with the slide member 64 slidably engaging in the channel 65. The swinging movement of the carrier. 39 will bring thetwo' springs G6 on the opposite side of the axial center or fulcrum of the operator 49 so that the valve structure comprising the head 45 and the gasket 48 will be yieldably held against the Valve seat 32. During the rocking of the valve carrier 39 from one valve seat to the other, the pin will at its inner end '13 rock in the socket 14. This pin it will at all times be held in axialrelation with respect to the sleeve 64.

A valve structure of this kind is an exceedingly simple and practical valve structure which due to the manner of assembly cannot be assem- This is due tothe fact that 39 against axial rotation with respect to the operator i9 so that the two valve members carried by the valve carrier 39 will be in a proper position for engagement with the selected valve seat upon swinging of the carrier 39;. The two housing parts H and l2 are held against sliding movement relative to each other during the assembly thereof by means of the spotting pins which engage in the sockets l6 of the outer housing member.

While this valve structure has been designed particularly for use in controlling the source of air pressure to air pressure operated instruments at least three fluid ports and a chamber common I to all of said ports, a valve seat formed about two or" said ports in said chamber, a valve carrier in said chamber, oppositely disposed valves carried by said carrier, a carrier operating lever engaging said carrier and rockably carried by said housing, and yieldable means in said chamber engaging said housing and said carrier for holding said carrier in a selected port closing position, said yieldable means including apart carried by the carrier, a part rockably engaging said housing and a spring between said parts.

2. A valve comprising a housing provided with at least three fluid ports and a chamber common to all of said ports, a valve seat formed about two of said ports in said chamber, a valve carrier in said chamber, oppositely disposed valves carried by said carrier, a carrier operating lever engaging said carrier and rockably carried by said housing, a pair of oppositely directed studs carried by said valve carrier, a sleeve rockably carried by each stud and disposed at right angles relative to said studs, a pin slidable in each sleeve, said housing having a rounded pin receiving socketjie'ach pinhaving a rounded end engaging in a socket, a shouldercarried by each pin,

a shoulder 'carriedby each sleeve, and a spring,

engaging about eachlsleeve between the shoulder on the sleeve and theshoulder on the pin and yieldablyholding said carrier-in a selected :port closing position. 3'. A" valve comprising a housing provided with at least three fluid ports and a chamber common to all of said ports, a valve seat formed about at least two of said ports in said chamber, a

valve carrier in said chamber, a pair of oppositely disposed valves, means securing said valves to said carrier in a manner whereby said valves may have '-limitedmovement relativethereto, a

ing said, carrier in a selected port closing position.

4. A valve comprising a housing provided with mon to all of said ports, a valve seat formed about at least two of said ports in said chamber, a valve carrier in said chamber, the wall of said chamber having a portion thereof constituting a guide means for the carrier, a pair of valve members, a stem carried by each member having a transverse opening, said carrier having a pair of oppositely disposedopenings', said stems loose-' ly engaging in said openings in said carrier, a

pin engaging through said carrier and through the stern opening to hold the stem against end,-

. at least-three fluid ports and a chamber com- 5' wise movement while permitting a limited swinging movement, a carrier operating lever rockably carried by said housing and engaging said carrier, and means yieldably holding said carrier in a selected port closing position.

5. A valvecomprising a housing provided with at least three fluid ports and a chamber common to allof said ports, a valve seat in said chamber formed about at least two of said ports, a valve carrier in said chamber, guide means for said carrier, oppositely directed valves carried by said carrier, a carrier operating lever, a spherical bearing member carried by said lever, a bearing seat carried by said housing, aring-shaped sealing-me'mber engaging against said bearing member, a washer bearing against said sealing member, aboss carried by said housing projecting inwardly of said bearing seat and provided with an annular groove, and a locking ring engaging in said groove and bearing against said washer.

6. A valve comprising a housing provided with at least three fluid ports and a chamber common to all of said ports, a valve seat in said chamber formed about at least two of said ports, a valve carrier in said chamber, oppositely directed. valvescarried by said carrier, a carrier operatinglever rockably carried by said housing, means I mounting said carrier on said lever, means yieldably holding said carrier in a selected portclosing position, an arcuate guide means carried by said housing, and a slide member fixed to said carrier and engaging said guide means to hold said carrier against axial movement relative to said lever.

'7. Avalve comprising a housing provided with at least three fluid ports and a chamber common to all of said ports, a valve seat formed about two of said ports in said chamber, a valve carrier in said chamber, means swingably mounting said carrier in said housing, said means including an operating lever projecting exteriorly of said housing, opposed valves carried by said carrier, a sleeve rockably carried by said carrier, a shoulder carried by said sleeve, a pin slidable in said sleeve, and engaging at one end against said housing, a shoulder carried by said pin, and a spring disposed about said sleeve and a portion of said pin and engaging against said shoulders whereby to yieldably hold said carrier in a selected port closing position.

8. A valve comprising a housing provided with at least three fluid ports and a chamber common to all of said ports, a valve seat formed about at least two of said ports in said chamber, a valve carrier in said chamber, means swingably mounting said carrier in said housing, said means in cluding an operating lever projecting exteriorly of said housing, opposed valves carried by said carrier, a pair of opposed studs carried by said carrier, a sleeve rockably mounted on each stud, a shoulder carried by each sleeve, a pin slidable in each sleeve, and projecting outwardly of an end thereof, the projecting end of a pin rockably engaging said housing, a shoulder carried by each pin, and a spring about a sleeve and a portion of a pin and engaging between a shoulder on a sleeve and a shoulder on a pin, and normally holding said carrier in a selected port closing position.

GEORGE T. DOWNEY. 

